T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand vs Pakistan Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

New Zealand will be up against Pakistan in the first Super 8 match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played in Colombo. New Zealand will be led by Mitch Santner while Pakistan will be lead by Salman Ali Agha. New Zealand have done well in ICC tournaments regardless of what team plays. Their batting looks solid and will be one of their biggest strengths in this tournament. They also have players who can adapt to different conditions. They won three out of the four matches in group stage but all their games were in India. Both teams have played as many as 49 T20I matches and carry almost similar winning percentage.  Read More: Pakistan vs New Zealand Head to Head Record

On the other hand, Pakistan also had three wins and a loss in four matches. They suffered a defeat to India but did well in the remaining games. They have played all their matches in Sri Lanka so far and that will be an advantage. Salman Agha will lead the Afghanistan side for this New Zealand vs Pakistan match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match. If you would like to place a bet on New Zealand vs Pakistan match, then we would highly recommend you to play on Stake and use their exclusive promo code TIGSTA to avail 200% Welcome Bonus. 

New Zealand vs Pakistan Match Details

New Zealand vs Pakistan Stats

New Zealand vs Pakistan Probable Playing XI

New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Chapman, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(w), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq

New Zealand vs Pakistan Dream11 Captaincy Picks 

Mitch Santner has picked up 136 wickets while also scoring 974 runs in 130 T20I matches. He will be a key player for New Zealand in this WT20. He will be a top pick for NZ vs PAK Dream11 match

Sahibzada Farhan has plenty of experience in the shorter format and has scored a century in the previous match. He will be a good captaincy pick in NZ vs PAK Dream11 match.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Match winner

Pakistan know the conditions well since they played all their matches in Sri Lanka but New Zealand have enough strength. These two sides have a good rivalry but looking at the squads of both sides, New Zealand are expected to win this match.